If you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you can benefit from this book.
Fully updated for Android Studio 3.0 and Android 8, the goal of Kotlin / Android Studio Development Essentials is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Android Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the Android 8 Software Development Kit (SDK) and the Kotlin programming language. This book contains 88 in-depth chapters and 45 sample projects (including the source code).
Description
Topics included: Setting Up an Android Studio Development Environment • Creating an Example Kotlin Android App in Android Studio • A Guided Tour of the Android Studio User Interface • Creating an Android Virtual Device (AVD) in Android Studio • Using and Configuring the Android Studio AVD Emulator • Testing Android Studio Apps on a Physical Android Device • The Basics of the Android Studio Code Editor • An Overview of the Android Architecture • The Anatomy of a Kotlin Android Application • An Introduction to Kotlin •
Kotlin Data Types, Variables and Nullability • Kotlin Operators and Expressions • Kotlin Flow Control • An Overview of Kotlin Functions and Lambdas • The Basics of Object Oriented Programming in Kotlin • An Introduction to Kotlin Inheritance and Subclassing • Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles • Handling Android Activity State Changes • Android Activity State Changes by Example • Saving and Restoring the State of an Android Activity • Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts • A Guide to the Android Studio Layout Editor Tool • A Guide to the Android ConstraintLayout • A Guide to using ConstraintLayout in Android Studio • Working with ConstraintLayout Chains and Ratios in Android Studio • An Android Studio Layout Editor ConstraintLayout Tutorial • Manual XML Layout Design in Android Studio • Kotlin – Managing Constraints using Constraint Sets • A Kotlin Android ConstraintSet Tutorial • A Guide to using Instant Run in Android Studio • Android Event Handling in Kotlin • Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling • Detecting Common Gestures using the Android Gesture Detector Class • Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android • An Introduction to Kotlin Android Fragments • Using Fragments in Android Studio – A Kotlin Example • Creating and Managing Overflow Menus on Android with Kotlin • Animating User Interfaces with the Android Transitions Framework • A Kotlin Android Transition Tutorial using beginDelayedTransition • A Kotlin Android Scene Transitions Tutorial • Working with the Floating Action Button and Snackbar • Creating a Tabbed Interface using the TabLayout Component • Working with the RecyclerView and CardView Widgets • A Kotlin Android RecyclerView and CardView Tutorial • Working with the AppBar and Collapsing Toolbar Layouts • Implementing an Android Navigation Drawer in Kotlin • A Kotlin Android Studio Master/Detail Flow Tutorial • An Overview of Android Intents in Kotlin • Android Explicit Intents – A Kotlin Example • Android Implicit Intents – A Kotlin Example • Kotlin Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers • Kotlin Threads and AsyncTasks • Kotlin Android Started and Bound Services • Android Started Service – A Kotlin Example • Android Local Bound Services – A Kotlin Example • Android Remote Bound Services – A Kotlin Example • An Android 8 Notifications Kotlin Tutorial • A Kotlin Android Direct Reply Notification Tutorial • An Introduction to Android Multi-Window Support • A Kotlin Android Multi-Window Split-Screen and Freeform Tutorial • An Overview of Android SQLite Databases • A Kotlin Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial • A Kotlin Android SQLite Database Tutorial • Understanding Android Content Providers • A Kotlin Android Content Provider Tutorial • Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework • A Kotlin Android Storage Access Framework Example • Kotlin Android Video Playback using the VideoView and MediaController Classes • Android Picture-in-Picture Mode using Kotlin • A Kotlin Android Picture-in-Picture Tutorial • Video Recording and Image Capture on Android using Camera Intents • Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android • Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder • Working with the Google Maps Android API in Android Studio • Printing with the Android Printing Framework • A Kotlin Android HTML and Web Content Printing Example • A Kotlin Guide to Android Custom Document Printing • An Introduction to Android App Links in Kotlin • A Kotlin Android Studio App Links Tutorial • An Introduction to Android Instant Apps • A Kotlin Android Instant App Tutorial • Adapting an Android Studio Project for Instants Apps • A Guide to the Android Studio Profiler • A Kotlin Android Fingerprint Authentication Tutorial • Handling Different Android Devices and Displays in Kotlin • Signing and Preparing an Android App for Release.
Book Details
Book Name: Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies
Author: Barry A. Burd
ISBN-10: 1118027701
Year: 2011
Pages: 655
Language: English
File size: 13.8 MB
File format: PDF
A must-have pedagogical resource from an expert Java educator.
As a Linux-based operating system designed for mobile devices, the Android OS allows programs to run on all Android devices and appear free in the Android Market. Whether you’re a beginner programmer eager to create mobile applications or you’re Android-savvy and looking to submit your apps to the Android Market, this compilation of eight minibooks takes you through the ins and outs of programming for Android phones. Java expert Barry Burd walks you through Android programming basics, shares techniques for developing great Android applications, reviews Android hardware, and much more.
Start developing applications for the Android OS today with the expert advice in Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies.